[issue9702] Python violates most users expectations via the modification differences of immutable and mutable objects in methods

[david]

david <db.pub.mail at gmail.com> added the comment:

On 28 August 2010 22:34, R. David Murray <report at bugs.python.org> wrote:
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> R. David Murray <rdmurray at bitdance.com> added the comment:
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> This is not an appropriate discussion for the bug tracker.  Please take it to the Python mailing list.

Fair enough.
One last comment though (here) - I think that  making mutable objects
being immutable outside their immediate scope  (by *default* ) would
be a good solution.

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